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Friends – markets and media keep spinning as AI, crypto, and fintech roar ahead. Government data limps out amid a shutdown, VC cash floods fintech, advisors race toward AI, and DeFi keeps reshaping finance’s edge.
Upgrade led fintech VC news with a $165M raise, while Jito Foundation, Yendo, and Campfire also scored big rounds. In wealth management, Clear Street expanded trading access, Liquidnet added options, and Chainlink teamed with S&P Global for stablecoin monitoring.
Bill Taylor’s The Lead dissected market euphoria ahead of the Fed’s rate cut; Decentralized Diaries tracked BlackRock’s tokenization moves and Coinbase’s new business stablecoin; and Advisor Tech Talk spotlighted AI adoption as firms race to modernize digital wealth platforms.
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NEWS | MARKETS
THE LEAD: What’s Up, Or In, This Week
Markets wait on CPI as jobs data stalls amid shutdown; war tensions rise and sports seasons overlap in a week of subtle manipulation
The Week in Digital Wealth (10/23/25)
This week’s column on digital wealth the world over covers news from BlackRock, Visa, Plaid, Google, Oracle, Zillow, Alkami, and others
Advisor Tech Talk (Week of (10/23/25)
In our weekly Advisor Tech Talk column, we cover the latest wealthtech industry news from Orion, Advyzon, Advisor360, Zocks & d1g1t
Top 5 VC Fundings of the Week in Fintech (10/23/25)
Global fintech funding surged this past week, led by Upgrade, Campfire, Yendo, Jito, and Basis Theory across credit, AI, and DeFi
Decentralized Diaries for the Week of 10/23/25
BlackRock Mulls ETF Tokenization, FSB Has Regulatory Arbitrage Concerns, Citi Has 2026 Crypto Custody Plans
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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
The Taylor Market Report (10/21/25)
Markets are drunk on optimism as gold cools, bitcoin wakes up, and traders debate vodka or hedges. Stocks keep rising, shorts stay painful, and the S&P is breathtaking to watch—but not to short. Sobering up? Scary
The Al & Ivy (AI) Podcast, Ep. 49 | America’s Pivot – Gold Reserves to Bitcoin
Al & Ivy explore reports of the U.S. shifting $600B from gold to Bitcoin—potentially redefining global finance and monetary power
FINTECH VIEWS & INDUSTRY BRIEFS
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FINTECH VIEWS: Continuous Supervision and the End of Reactive Compliance
Wealth management firms must move beyond periodic reviews and embrace continuous supervision to meet modern compliance demands -
FINTECH VIEWS: Inside Stifel’s Push to Tech-Enable the Next Generation of Independent Advisors
Stifel Independent Advisors spotlights tech innovation, AI, and continuity planning at its SIAccess Forum to empower independent advisors
AI & FINANCE
Catch up on the latest in AI regulation, innovation, education & capital flow – all in one place:
- AI & Finance™ | News for the Week Ending 10/17/25
This week’s AI & Finance column covers AI sector news from Deloitte, S&P Global, Zocks, Proof, Gradient AI, Drivetrain & more - AI REGS & RISKS | The Coming Shockwave in Wealth Management (and How to Survive It)
In this week’s AI Regs & Risk column, Greg Woolf explains how the rise of financial AI is intertwined with the pending great wealth transfer - AI EDUCATION: What Is AI Slop?
This week’s AI Education column discusses the proliferation of AI slop, and the mislabeling of some AI products as slop - AI INTELLIGENCE | Weekly Top 10 (10/17/25)
AI headlines collide as Microsoft, Anthropic, OpenAI, and Walmart redefine enterprise growth while platforms battle AI content control - Top 5 VC Fundings of the Week in AI (10/17/25)
Our Top 5 VC Deals of the Week in AI featured funding announcements from Reflection, QumulusAI, n8n, Dexory and Ecorobotix
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